MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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